H*3955(Rat #0583, Act #0517 of 1988)  General Bill, By Kirsh, Elliott, 
R.N. McLellan and D.E. McTeer

Similar(S 1311)
 A Bill to amend Section 34-11-60, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the crime of issuing fraudulent checks, drafts, or other written
 orders, so as to specifically state that the crime applies to issuing a
 fraudulent check, draft, or other order in payment of state taxes.

   03/14/88  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1942
   03/14/88  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-1942
   04/07/88  House  Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-2553
   04/14/88  House  Read second time HJ-2961
   04/14/88  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-2964
   04/15/88  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3004
   04/19/88  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-21
   04/19/88  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-21
   04/20/88  Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-25
   04/27/88  Senate Read second time SJ-86
   04/28/88  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-31
   05/03/88         Ratified R 583
   05/09/88         Signed By Governor
   05/09/88         Effective date 05/09/88
   05/09/88         Act No. 517
   05/23/88         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 34-11-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CRIME OF ISSUING FRAUDULENT CHECKS, DRAFTS, OR OTHER WRITTEN ORDERS, SO AS TO SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT THE CRIME APPLIES TO ISSUING A FRAUDULENT CHECK, DRAFT, OR OTHER ORDER IN PAYMENT OF STATE TAXES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 34-11-60(a) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(a) It is unlawful for any person, with intent to defraud, in his own name or in any other capacity, to draw, make, utter, issue, or deliver to another any check, draft, or other written order on any bank or depository for the payment of money or its equivalent, whether given to obtain money, services, credit, or property of any kind of nature whatever, or anything of value which includes an obligation or debt of state taxes which is past due or making, uttering, issuing, or delivering the check or draft or other written order the maker or drawer does not have an account in such bank or depository or does not have sufficient funds on deposit with the bank or depository to pay the same on presentation, or if the check, draft, or other written order has an incorrect or insufficient signature on it to be paid upon presentation."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.